A square piece of paper is folded twice along its diagonals, resulting in a smaller triangle. A specific cut is made on the folded paper as shown. Which figure most closely resembles the shape of the paper when it is fully unfolded?

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A square piece of paper is folded twice along its diagonals, resulting in a smaller triangle. A specific cut is made on the folded paper as shown. Which figure most closely resembles the shape of the paper when it is fully unfolded?

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**Solution:**

1. The paper is folded twice along the diagonals, reducing the square to a smaller triangle.

2. A cut is made on the folded triangle.

3. When the paper is unfolded, the cuts will be mirrored across the fold lines.

4. Unfolding the last fold mirrors the cut to the other side of the triangle.

5. Unfolding the first fold mirrors the cuts to the other half of the original square.

6. This results in four identical cut patterns symmetrically placed in each quadrant of the square.

7. Among the options, only Option 1 correctly shows this symmetrical pattern.

**Answer:** Option 1

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